Stores everywhere were chaos as usual this Friday, but space has got us beat for epicness. NASA took Black Friday and used it as the jumping-off point for their second annual #BlackHoleFriday. Fun facts and awesome-in-the-truest-sense-of-the-word photos abounded.
It’s #BlackFriday, but for us, it’s the 2nd annual #BlackHoleFriday. Today, we’ll post pics & info about black holes pic.twitter.com/6npxklEw2N
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Fun facts:
A black hole’s pull of gravity is so strong, no light escapes: http://t.co/j7YejD8yaK #BlackHoleFriday #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/0HHvCovGZ2 — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Learn about the smallest known galaxy containing a supermassive black hole: http://t.co/MrLMS5l3sF #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/jv67LFARKu
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Black holes aren’t empty holes at all! They’re a massive amount of matter packed in a tiny area #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/2tDuxhCgNM — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Black holes come in medium? @NASANuSTAR searches for right size http://t.co/T9cdeHTDpr #BlackHoleFriday #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/oEbFcyTwh7
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Have black hole questions? The Ask an Astrophysicist archive has answers! http://t.co/SJnYG02RNr #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/xmE5RC4P8E — AstrophysEdu@Goddard (@NASAUniverseEdu) November 28, 2014
Over #BlackFriday ads? See this @ChandraXray black hole infographic instead: http://t.co/bp11TjcNZ9 #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/goZrmgWp1b
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
#BlackHoleFriday mystery? Here’s some black hole mysteries @NASAWebbTelescp hopes to answer: http://t.co/kc5T2VTNrX pic.twitter.com/yQPf3OOeOZ — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
#BlackHoleFriday mystery for #JWST: black hole and host galaxy relationships. http://t.co/NKSIcvOgNy #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/SnQOb4z2p3
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebbTelescp) November 28, 2014
#BlackHoleFriday mystery for #JWST: what happens to nuclei in galaxy collisions? http://t.co/FYm5VAzefR #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/VUKKiRIB9y — NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebbTelescp) November 28, 2014
#BlackHoleFriday mystery for #JWST: how do black holes form in galactic centers? http://t.co/kM5oG6nDAf #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/NFpLRoiBqC
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebbTelescp) November 28, 2014
Funner photos:
Home from #BlackFriday? Black hole Sagittarius A* calls the Milky Way home: http://t.co/x3vD9Agmy0 #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/GBOhoMLK0F — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
2 for 1 #BlackFriday deal! Actually, it’s 2 black holes merging into 1: http://t.co/ymZxzddNcv #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/AAHGgGShiG
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Looking for a size large on #BlackFriday? Here’s a supermassive black hole: http://t.co/gGSwz1ZCVH #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/cEMoScMH1W — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
#BlackFriday tiring? Maybe it’s snack time. Here’s a black hole eating a star http://t.co/73N2tUCjrp #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/tsRMRksfV1
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
This black hole naps amid chaos, like a post-sale #BlackFriday shopper: http://t.co/QutRlMlJtY #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/eVNhnjCnWy — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Bad #BlackFriday weather? Here’s turbulent winds of gas around a black hole: http://t.co/sttuSXbPKj #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/9Ep8zBsgOS
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
This black hole naps amid chaos, like a post-sale #BlackFriday shopper: http://t.co/QutRlMlJtY #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/eVNhnjCnWy — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
And games!
Looking for a board game this #BlackFriday? Here’s a free black hole game: http://t.co/UNeAAeztws #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/5RcGp9GYBG
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Need rescuing from #BlackFriday? Play ‘Black Hole Rescue’ now: [flash req’d] http://t.co/gvUbBA0qlC #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/NpNnGaxQgV — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Thanks for joining us for #BlackHoleFriday. We’ll keep hunting for black holes & studying them http://t.co/OfHaqEd5es pic.twitter.com/qILo4phe2a
— NASA (@NASA) November 29, 2014
(via Mashable)
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